Gaga for Google Goggles!

If you have an android-powered phone running version 1.6 or higher, then you are probably familiar with Google Goggles. Goggles takes web search to a whole new level. It uses your phone's built-in camera to take pictures of what you want to search for and gives you results. This technology is still new and this app is in beta, but it works terrifically on logos, landmarks, barcodes, text, artwork and books. One feature is still reigns as my favorite. The ability to scan business cards. If you scan the card, it will give you all the contact info, the ability to call that person, and add them to your contacts. Since this is still a new idea, there are some bugs, but all in all this app is cool and has great potential.

Keyring Application for Android

If your anything like me, your wallet and keyring is full of membership cards and gift cards for stores and restaurants.  Well the Keyring application helps cut down on the added bulk of your wallet by digitizing your membership and gift cards. It has a built in barcode scanner that scans your card and saves it to your SD card and if you cant scan it for one reason or another, it allows you to manually enter the barcode numbers and it will make a barcode for you.  The app includes a variety of stores to choose for the logo of the card, and if you can't find the store your looking for you can type in the name yourself and use their online logo editor to make the image for it (although it does not require one). Once all the cards you want one it are scanned in, your ready to go. Just open the app when the cashier asks for the card, click on the right icon, and have them scan the barcode that's projected onto the screen. I highly suggest this app and it is currently free in the Android Marketplace.